Madrid. On June 21‚ 1884‚ at the age of 23‚ he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and on June 19‚1885‚ at the age of 24‚ he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “excellent.” Having traveled extensively in Europe‚ America and Asia‚ he mastered 22 languages: Arabic‚ Catalan‚ Chinese‚ English‚ French‚ German‚ Greek‚ Hebrew‚ Italian‚ Japanese‚ Latin‚ Malayan‚ Portuguese‚ Russian‚ Sanskrit‚ Spanish‚ Tagalog‚ and other native dialects. A genius‚ he was an architect
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"Around Europe in 16:9" Notes on editing and new road movie aesthetics. Abstract There are many ways a movie that involves travel may be labeled as “a road movie”. But what are the characterizations that distinguish a typical “road movie” from a movie that simply has roads involved? Usually‚ in road movies‚ a character embarks in a journey to accomplish a goal‚ to reach an objective‚ sometimes even to save the world. Not always though‚ as the anthropological literature testifies‚ the journey is more important
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REPORT: NAPOLEON AND MODERN SOCIETY "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin‚ ~1784 As stated in the previous lesson‚ "All that Napoleon proposed and provided‚ the French generally agreed to‚ as long as the peace and security they so desperately sought came along with it." Many people in society today seem to hold to the same belief: "As long as I am safe and secure‚ it doesn’t matter what the government does
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Prompt: DBQ Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914. Prior to the European takeover of colonies in Africa‚ Europe had been going through the Industrial Revolution. While European nations had been focusing on building up themselves to become stronger‚ they began sending missionaries and explorers such as Stanley and Livingston deep into central Africa. European nations soon discovered that there were
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World war two taking place in 1939 is a turning point in history. The war happened because of a combination of multiple factors. The growth of different forms of totalitarianism‚ the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ the policies of nations‚ the world economic crisis and the failure of appeasement were the major causes. World war one from the beginning till the end engendered many transformations of the world. The outcomes were spectacularly heavy. The populations of the nations confronted
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WHY DID STALEMATE DEVELOP ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1914? By 1914‚ stalemate had developed on the Western Front‚ caused by the failure of the Schlieffen Plan‚ the French Plan 17 and the use of modern technology. Stalemate was inevitable due to these factors. The Schlieffen Plan was implemented by the German General Staff‚ who prepared German troops to attempt to attack France by advancing through neutral Belgium‚ before travelling southwards to encircle Paris. This plan was inflexible and unpredictable
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Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair What is your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? Ryanair’s strategy to launch airline with single fare no restriction ticket at price less than half of other players would certainly get it the market share quickly. However‚ the success of this strategy would require Ryanair to manage the expenses and keep costs low. Ryanair has decided to offer full service (meals and amenities) while offering lower price. This would definitely put strain on the costs
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1. Why are Luddites famous? Hated and ransacked factories/machines 2. What characterized railroad construction on the continent? The need to expand trade and move goods to farther places faster; more efficient; different levels of government involved (England= moderate‚ others= not a lot) 3. What did the Mines Act of 1842 call for? Underground work prohibited for children and women 4. What were the demands of the Chartist movement? Male suffrage 5. Which law outlawed labor unions and
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Education in Renaissance Europe and China Renaissance and Chinese educational systems have both benefited my generation in very different ways. Ideas from both of these educational systems effected and influenced our lives today. Education in Renaissance Europe benefited children in different ways. First‚ girls were allowed to attend school as well. This created a learning opportunity for everyone. In contrast‚ at that time China did not allow women to receive education‚ thus‚ removing their
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eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-11-581_en.htm [Accessed 5 November 2012] Buthe‚ T CER (2011) Decision Paper on the Deregulation of Domestic Markets. Available at: http://www.cer.ie/en/documents-by-year.aspx?year=2011 [Accessed 5 November 2012] Cini‚ M O’Donnell. R‚ (2000) Ireland’s in Europe: The Economic Dimension Power‚ V TCA (2012) ‘Cartel Immunity Programme’‚ The Competition Authority. Available at: http://www.tca.ie/EN/Enforcing-Competition-Law/Cartel-Immunity-Programme.aspx [Accessed 10 November 2012] TCA (2012) ‘Heating Oil’‚ The
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